DETROIT - With breakaways, tip-ins, 2-on-1s, big slapshots from the blue line, line rushes, counter-attacks and any other possible method, the Bruins [team stats] spent practice yesterday at Joe Louis Arena working on scoring goals.

It is a skill that has mostly escaped the B’s lately, costing them points in games they otherwise played well enough to win. Such was certainly the case Sunday in New York, where a strong effort against the Rangers was wasted in a 1-0 defeat.